ear wax buildup
Auditory passage obstruction
Ear wax buildup is the accumulation of cerumen—the waxy substance produced by glands in the ear canal—to the point where it may cause discomfort, hearing loss, or blockage.
The condition often results from attempts to clean ears with cotton swabs, which push wax deeper: The doctor said my hearing loss was just ear wax buildup.
- cerumenWaxy ear discharge
- impactedInfluenced or wedged in
- ear canalPassage to eardrum
- cotton swabFuzzy-ended applicator stick
- canalDug water passage
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- ear disordersear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, earache, inner ear infection
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test